Busta Rhymes takes to the road behind 'Genesis'

Busta Rhymes will hit the road next week for a U.S. tour in support of his recently released album, "Genesis." The outing will make stops at a number of House of Blues locations and other large clubs.

The ten scheduled dates stretch into late February, and more dates will be announced soon, according to Rhymes' official website.

Released in late November, "Genesis" marks Rhymes' fifth studio album and is his first for J Records, with whom he recently signed after recording his previous four solo efforts for Elektra. The new album debuted at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and at No. 2 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

The music video for the album's first single, "Break Ya Neck," made a one week jump from No. 20 to No. 7 on MTV's most recent weekly Top 20 Videos chart. A streaming version of the video, as well as full-length audio streams of all 20 "Genesis" tracks, are available at Rhymes' website.

"Genesis," the follow-up to 2000's platinum certified "Anarchy," features production and cameos by the Neptunes, Pete Rock, Diamond D, Dr Dre, Battlecat, Kelis, Kokane, Mary J. Blige, Jaheim, Rah Digga, Flipmode Squad and P. Diddy.

In addition to his rap career, Rhymes has also found success as an actor with roles in films such as "Finding Forrester," "Shaft" and "Higher Learning." He will reportedly star as the Cowardly Lion in a 2002 TV musical version of "The Wizard of Oz" that will also feature Little Richard in the title role, along with Ginuwine (Scarecrow), Patti LaBelle (Wicked Witch) and Queen Latifah (Glinda the Good Witch).

TOUR DATES
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January
25 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
27 - Hanover, NH - Dartmouth College
30 - Washington, DC - Nation
31 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

February
2 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
5, 6 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
7 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave
10 - St. Louis, MO - Pageant
22 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues

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